Labels in UCSB Library exhibits can provide not only essential information (title, date, creator, media used, collection information, found in the “tombstone”), but often include a narrative that explores different aspects of the work, such as its technique, or social/historical context.
Not every object on display needs a narrative label.
A narrative label goes beyond the information in a tombstone label to explores different aspects of the work, such as its technique, or social/historical context.
Tombstone labels provide only essential information (title, date, media used, acquisition information)
Art "Caballo" Reyes, vocalist with Thee Undertakers
Photographed by Daniel Villarreal, 1980
UCSB Library, Special Research Collections
Chicano Punk Rock Collection, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA)
Cihualyaomiquiz: The Jaguar
Reprint. Original silkscreen poster by Laura Molina, 2003
UCSB Library, Special Research Collections
Self-Help Graphics and Art Archives, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA) 3
Elements of a tombstone label:
Title (20 pt)
Date (16 pt)
Maker (20 pt)
Location (16 pt)
Credit (16 pt)